#faculty change

A faculty change is made alongside a degree/major change. In order to assess a program change they will look at all the courses you’ve taken thus far.

You can try petitioning, but you will need a valid reason. Also, I’m not sure how the completion of the forms will be coordinated as the prof needs to fill one out for their respective course, and everything is being done remotely right now. The question is, are petitions still even being processed or are they on hold..?

More info on petitions here:

https://myacademicrecord.students.yorku.ca/academic-petitions

— H

No. You need to apply for the program change by/before June 30, then it should be processed by September 1st. Since you’re changing faculties as well, there is a short time frame between which you can apply for a program change.

Yes it would be because your program change won’t go through until Sept 1st.

Yeah, I would let them know that you would like to be put on their mailing list. I would also suggest letting your previous program know that you’re no longer in that program and can be removed from their respective mailing list.

Again, so long as you meet the requirements it shouldn’t hurt. You may just have a bit of a hard time getting into the courses if they are reserved for people already in that major.

If you’re a new student you cannot change programs until January 2016.

If you’re a current student making a degree change (BSc to BA) or a faculty change (Health to LAPS) with your program change (which is what you're doing), then you can’t apply for that until January 2016. Also, make sure you’re choosing the right session when making a program change. Other than that, you should not be having a problem submitting a program change request.

June 30th is the deadline for students to change degrees (like going from a BA to a BSc, or going from Honours to Bachelors and vice versa) and faculties (like you said).

When you apply for a program change right now, your decision won’t be made till September 1st when all your final summer grades are in. Also, while applying make sure you select the Bachelors alternative so if you don’t get into Honours you will atleast be considered for the Bachelors.

If you’re worried, I would recommend speaking to the program department like I said earlier.

Hi again! (This is the person asking about the psychology major change!)

So I still may consider speaking to someone about the changes for my program, but I went on the program change online to see how it was and I just wanted to clarify with you guys if I did it correctly (if that’s okay!)

So the faculty is under the Faculty of Health, Degree is bachelor of arts, program type is honours, and major is psychology!

Just a little note… my current faculty is in the faculty of liberal arts and professional studies so I’m wondering if it’ll take longer since me changing my major also means my faculty will change as well :/

I guess I’m just writing this because I kind of really want to go through and do the online program change since I want to change my program ASAP! I really love psychology and have such a passion for it. The only reason why I would want to talk to someone is probably because I felt safer changing the program in person vs. online and I’m scared I would run into some trouble if I did the program change myself.

Hello! :)

The only way to change your program is through Program Change online, you cannot do it in person. If you need advice or affirmation as to whether you’re making the right choice or not, then I would suggest booking an advising appointment with LAPS to see an academic advisor. Having said that, I don’t think you’ll have problems switching your major as long as you have the required GPA (5.00 for Honours) and if you’ve done (or are doing) PSYC 1010, then you must get a C grade to continue in the major or be admitted.

Yes, all your steps are correct in reference to the program change procedure. :)

Since you’re changing faculties along with your major, you can only apply for a program change request from Jan 1st, the system won’t allow you to before then - and yes it can take longer because they may wait for your final grades before accepting you into the program.